'She opened the door and the room was on fire': Mum's hair catches alight as home burns
Family of four lose their belongings as blaze guts home: “Everything is gone.”
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Winter's icy fingers tighten their grip
Taupō's own resident weather guru Bevan Choat summarises the week.
Roads flooded in Tologa Bay, warning upgraded: Weather watches extended across NI
Heavy rain watches issued for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts goes into liquidation
Ruapehu District Mayor Weston Kirton says it's disappointing and creates uncertainty.
'Football is the door to the world': Kids buzzing as World Cup and former winner visit
World Cup stars visited a Rotorua school to share the importance of staying active.
Watch: Thieves bumble their way through vape store ram raid
Dramatic footage shows three masked thieves ramming their way into BoP store.
Premium debate: Why should Kiwis harden up after Govt spent billions?
Premium online subscribers have their say.
Heavy rain and possible thunderstorm as nasty weather bears down on North Island
Heavy rain to hit already drenched parts of North Island.
Opinion: Police allowing gang mayhem is a national disgrace
Opinion: The law-abiding citizens caught up in the disruption deserve better.
Not 'just a shed': Airport lands architecture award
Taupō Airport terminal was judged one of the best new commercial buildings in the region.
Walking, golfing and knitting in public
Sports and club reports from around the Taupō district.
Hipkins says 'housing boom' is evident in Rotorua
The Prime Minister says the Government is building more state houses.
Crime and deprivation: Community safety plan sparks concerns
Councillor believes the plan is an "ambulance at the bottom of the cliff".
Person arrested after fleeing crime scene with victims they assaulted
The offender assaulted multiple people and threatening them with a gun
Warning of slips, flooding as second big rain-maker set to soak north-east again
NZ's north-east is in for yet another soaking later this week after heavy rain hits today.
Kiri Gillespie: Ram raids cowardly and lazy crimes
Opinion: Business owners targeted need our help.
Regions will be 'under-resourced': Staff 'blindsided' by proposed job cuts
'The impact on students could be quite severe' - employee.
Flooding and slips throughout Bay of Plenty, 'more rain on the way'
Flooding was reported in Maketu, Paengaroa and Pikowai.
Revealed: The suburbs where every home sold made a profit
Homeowners who sold from January to March make hundreds of thousands.
Taupō Business Awards finalists to be decided
The Taupō Business Awards are closed for entries, and now the judges have a tough job.
Auckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations
Health officials said it was an important step in reducing historical health inequities.
The Chiefs' honest admission ahead of Super Rugby final
The Chiefs can now admit this is the matchup they wanted all along.
Business Digest: How Ngāti Whakaue is supporting its entrepreneurs
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National pushes for tougher sentences for gangs after Ōpōtiki tangi procession
Labour's police spokesperson claims it is a lazy rehash of old National policy.
Weather: Heavy rain watch in place as forecast predicts wet week ahead
Tauranga Airport recorded 83mm of rain in 48 hours.
Ram raids getting 'out of control' as fresh spate of attacks prompt safety fears
'I’ve got a baby, I’ve got a wife who doesn’t even feel safe anymore ...'
Fasting: Benefits beyond weight loss
One-size-fits-all fasting advice is not for everyone, especially women, says Dr Ala Farah.
Opinion: Why evicting unruly state tenants is not the answer
OPINION: Kicking unruly tenants out is going to have its own implications for society.
Storage wars: Inside the growing business of shipping containers
Spoiler: Lots of them are being used for anything but shipping.
'Raw anger': Company that blamed teen for slingshot eye injury found at fault
Family took action after WorkSafe chose not to prosecute over incident on school trip.